Inheritance Cycle/Culture/Ancient Language/Ancient Language to English
Ancient Language to English translations for the Ancient Language.
Ancient Language to English[edit | edit source]
Words[edit | edit source]
| Ancient Language | English |
|---|---|
| abr | of |
| ach | do, does |
|
adurna |
water |
| äenora | broad |
| agaetí | celebration |
| aí | a |
| Aiedail | The Morning Star |
| älfa | elf |
| älfr | he |
| älfrs | his |
| älfrinn | she |
| älfrinns | her's |
| andlát | death |
| aptr | backward |
| arget | silver |
| Argetlam | Silver Hand |
| Arucane | Endless Fire, Living Fire |
| atra | may, let |
| beor | bear |
| bjart | bright |
| Bjartskular | Brightscales (an honorific for a dragon) |
| blaka | flap/flapper |
| blödh | blood |
| Blödhgarm | Blood-wolf |
| blödhren | blood-oath |
| blöthr | halt, stop |
| böetk | broad |
| böllr | a round object, an orb |
| brakka | reduce |
| breoal | family, house |
| brisingr | fire |
| brun | brow |
| brunhvitr | white-browed |
| burthr | birth |
| burthro | born (past tense of birth) |
| celöbra | honor |
| celöbreya | honors |
| Dagshelgr | Hallowed Day |
| dag | day |
| datia | mists |
| dauth | death |
| dauthleikr | mortal |
| deloi | earth |
| delois | a green-leafed plant with purple flowers |
| deyja | die |
| domia | dominance |
| dras | city |
| draumr | dream |
| Dröttning | Queen |
| Dröttningu | Princess (Not the exact translation according to Arya) |
| du | the |
| dunei | love |
| dvergr | Dwarf (plural: dvergar) |
| ebrithil | master (plural: ebrithilar) |
| einradhin | v. resolved |
| Edoc'sil | unconquerable |
| edur | a tor, prominence |
| eitha | go, leave |
| ekar | oaken |
| eka | I, me |
| Elda | gender-neutral honorific of great praise |
| eldrvarya | burning |
| eld hórnya | listeners |
| eld jeirda | breaker |
| eld moi | changer |
| Eldunarí | heart of hearts |
| elrun | thank |
| eom | to |
| ero | was |
| er | is |
| esterni | good fortune |
| ethgri | invoke |
| evarínya | stars |
| eyddr | v. empty |
| eyreya | ears |
| fairth | picture (more specifically, a picture taken by magical means) |
| flauga | fly (v.) |
| frá | from |
| fram | forward |
| fricai | friend plural. fricaya |
| fells | mountains |
| fethr | feather |
| fethrblaka | bird (literally feather-flapper) |
| Finiarel | an honorific phrase for a young man of great promise |
| freohr | death |
| fyrn | war |
| finna | find |
| gala | chant, sing, scream, yell, etc. |
| gánga | go |
| garjzla | light |
| garm | wolf |
| gata | path, passage |
| gath | v. unite |
| Gedwëy | shining |
| gëuloth | v. dull |
| grind | gate |
| gülia | luck |
| haldthin | thornapple |
| haina | harm |
| heill | heal |
| Helgrind | The Gates of Death |
| hjarta | heart |
| hlaupa | run |
| hljödhr | silent |
| hugin | thought or knowledge |
| huildr | hold |
| hvass | sharp |
| hvitr |
white |
| iet | my (informal) |
| ignasia | palm |
| ilia | happy |
| ilian | happiness |
| ilumëo | truth |
| istalri | flame |
| jierda | break, hit |
| kalfya | calves |
| kausta | come |
| knifr | knife |
| kvetha | greetings |
| kveykva | lightning |
| kvaedhi | script |
| kvistr | branch |
| kodthr | catch |
| kόpa | stare |
| kona | woman |
| könungr | king |
| kyn | kind (as in race, mankind, elfkind, etc.) |
| lam | hand |
| laufsbläd | leaf (plural. laufsblädar) |
| lethr | leather |
| Lethrblaka | a full-grown Ra'zac (literally leather-flapper), a bat |
| letta | stop (imperative) |
| Letta du Bullts! | Stop the bullets! |
| liduen | poetic |
| Liduen-Kvaedhi | Poetic Script used by elves to write the Ancient Language |
| líf | life |
| lífa | live |
| lífs | life's |
| losna | release, loosen |
| ma'mor | unlock |
| maela | quiet |
| malthinae | to bind or hold in place: confine |
| manin | memory |
| moi | change |
| mor'amr | open |
| mor'ranr | peace |
| nagz | blanket |
| nalgask | a mixture of beeswax and hazelnut oil used to moisten the skin |
| Nángoröth | Blasted |
| neo | not |
| nosu | us |
| nuanen | beautiful |
| ono | you (Your: onr) |
| orono | or |
| hethr | has |
| oro | arrow, plural. orya |
| orúm | serpent |
| pömnuria | my (formal) |
| rakr | mist |
| ramr | strong |
| raudhr | red |
| rauthr | misfortune |
| reisa | raise/lift |
| ren | oath |
| reona | reaper |
| rïsa | rise (imperative) |
| seithr | witch |
| sé | may |
| sem | that |
| Shelg | Hallow (past tense. Hallowed) |
| Shur'tugal | Dragon Rider (plural. Shur'tugalar) |
| Silbena | Sighing |
| sitja | stay |
| sja | look, looking |
| skölir | shield (plural skoliar) |
| sköliro | shielded |
| skul | scale (plural. skular) |
| skulblaka | Dragon, scale flapper (literally) |
| solus | sun |
| sundavrblaka | The Beast, shadow flapper |
| slytha | sleep |
| snalglí | giant snail |
| stenr | stone |
| stydja | rest, stay, remain |
| sundavar | shadows |
| sverd | sword (plural. sverdar) |
| Svit-kona | a formal honorific phrase for an elf woman of great wisdom |
| taka | give |
| tauthr | follow |
| taune | take |
| thelduin | v. rule over, v. reign |
| thorna | those |
| thornessa | this |
| thringa | rain |
| thrysta | thrust, compress |
| Togira | cripple |
| treavam | tree |
| un | and |
| unin | in |
| undir | under |
| vandr-fodhr | ill-marked |
| vanta | lack, need |
| vanyali | magic (elf in dwarvish) |
| varda | watch over, guard |
| Varden | The Warders |
| vardo | warded |
| vel | easily |
| ven | sight |
| vindr | air, wind |
| vinr | friend |
| Vinr-Alfakyn | Elf-Friend |
| vodhr | a male honorific of middling praise |
| vöndr | a thin, straight stick |
| vollar | plains, fields, ground |
| Vor | a male honorific for a close friend |
| vrangr | wandering, awry |
| welden | forest |
| wilae | will (as in expressing believed truths. Eg. Will you be there?) |
| wiol | for |
| waíse | be |
| weohnata | will (A force/effort of one's conscious. Eg. "As you will, princess Arya.") |
| wyrda | fate |
| Wyrdfell | elven name for the Forsworn |
| yawë | a bond of trust |
| Zar'roc | misery |
Phrases[edit | edit source]
| Ancient Language | English |
|---|---|
| Agaetí Blödhren | Blood-oath Celebration |
| Ach neo eitha orono ie wilae yauna onr lifa | Do not go or I will take your life. |
| Aí varden abr du Shur'tugalar gata vanta. | A warden of the Riders lacks passage. |
| älfr ach thornessa | He does this |
| älfrinn ero aí kona ramrsja | She was a strong-looking woman. |
| Atra du evarínya ono varda, Däthedr-vodhr. | May the stars watch over you, honored Däthedr. |
| Atra esterní ono thelduin, Eragon Shur'tugal. | May good fortune rule over you, Eragon Dragon Rider. |
| Atra esterní ono thelduin. Mor'ranr lífa unin hjarta onr. Un du evarínya ono varda. | May good fortune rule over you. Peace live in your heart. And the stars watch over you. (an Elven greeting) |
| Atra gülai un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waíse skölir frá rauthr. | May luck and happiness follow you and may you be a shield from misfortune. (Eragon's mis-translated blessing) |
| Atra gülai un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waíse sköliro frá rauthr. | May luck and happiness follow you and may you be shielded from misfortune. |
| Atra nosu waíse vardo fra eld hórnya. | May we be warded from listeners. |
| boetq istalri! | Broad fire! |
| Brakka du vanyali sem huildar Saphira un eka! | Reduce the magic that holds Saphira and me! |
| Brisingr, iet tauthr. | Fire, follow me. |
| Brisingr raudhr! | Red fire! |
| Deloi moi! | Earth, change! |
| Domia abr Wyrda | Dominance of Fate (book) |
| Draumr kópa | dream stare (spell for scrying) |
| Du deloi lunaea. | Smooth the earth/dirt. |
| Du Fells Nángoröth | The Blasted Mountains |
| Du Fyrn Skulblaka | The Dragon War (Dragons vs. Elves) |
| Du grind huildr! | Hold the gate! |
| Du Namar Aurboda. | The Banishing of the Names. |
| "Du Silbena Datia" | "The Sighing Mists" (a poem song) |
| Du Súndavar Freohr | Death of the Shadows |
| Du Völlar Eldrvarya | The Burning Plains |
| Du Vrangr Gata | The Wandering Path |
| Du Weldenvarden | The Guarding Forest |
| Eka eddyr aí Shur'tugal... Shur'tugal... Argetlam. | I am a Dragon Rider... Dragon Rider... Silver Hand. |
| Eka aí fricai un Shur'tugal! | I am a Rider and a friend! |
| Eldhrimmer O Loivissa nuanen, dautr abr deloi/Eldhrimmer nen ono weohnataí medh solus un thringa/Eldhrimmer un fortha onr fëon var/Wiol allr sjon. | Grow O beautiful Loivissa, daughter of the earth/Grow as you would with the sun and rain/Grow and put forth your flower of the spring/For all to see. |
| Eyddr eyreya onr! | Empty your ears! (deafening spell, most likely irreversible) |
| Fethrblaka, eka weohnata néiat haina ono. Blaka eom let lam. | Bird, I will not harm you. Flap to my hand. |
| Fricai Andlát | death friend (a poisonous mushroom) |
| Fricai onr eka eddyr. | I am your friend. |
| Gala O Wyrda brunhvitr/Abr Berundal vandr-fodhr/Burthro lausblädar eja undir/Eom kona dauthleikr... | Sing O white-browed Fate/Of ill-marked Berundal/Born under oaken leaves/To mortal woman... |
| Ganga aptr | Go backward. |
| Ganga fram | Go forward. |
| Garjzla, letta! | Light, stop! (same as empty your ears but with one's eyes and getting blinded.) |
| Gath sem oro un lam iet | Unite that arrow with my hand. |
| Gath un reisa du rakr! | Unite and raise the mist! |
| Gedwëy ignasia | shining palm |
| Gëuloth du knífr! | Dull the Knife! |
| Jierda theirra kalfis! | Break their calves! |
| Kuldr, rïsa lam iet un malthinae unin böllr. | Gold, rise to my hand and bind into an orb. |
| Kvetha Fricai | Greetings, friend. (Fricaya is used for the plural of friend, I.E. when greeting multiple people) |
| Letta orya thorna! | Stop those arrows! |
| Liduen Kvaedhí | Poetic Script |
| Losna kalfya iet | Release my calves. |
| Manin! Wyrda! Hugin! | Memory! Fate! Thought! |
| Moi stenr! | Stone, change! |
| Nagz reisa! | Blanket, rise! |
| Nen ono weohnata, Arya Dröttningu. | As you will, Princess Arya. |
| Osthato Chetowä | the Mourning Sage |
| Reisa du adurna. | Raise/Lift the water. |
| Ristvak'baen | Place of Sorrow (baen—used here in Urû'baen, the capital of the Broddring Empire—is always pronounced bane and is an expression of great sadness/grief) |
| Sé mor'ranr ono finna | May you find peace. |
| Sé onr sverdar sitja hvass! | May your swords stay sharp! (Note: Sverð, in Icelandic, also means sword, sitja means to sit and hvass means sharp.) |
| Sé orúm thornessa hávr sharjalví lífs. | May this serpent have life's movement. |
| Skölir nosu fra brisingr! | Shield us from fire! |
| Skulblaka, eka celöbra ono un malabra ono un onr Shur'tugal né haina. Atra nosu waíse fricai. | Dragon, I honor you and mean you and your Rider no harm. Let us be friends. |
| Stenr reisa! | Raise stone! |
| Stenr, rïsa! | Stone, rise! |
| Stydja unin mor'ranr, Hrothgar Könungr. | Rest in peace, King Hrothgar. |
| Thorta du ilumëo! | Speak the truth! |
| Thrysta adurna | Compress the water. |
| Thrysta deloi | Compress the earth. |
| Thrysta vindr | Compress the air. |
| Thverr stenr un atra eka hórna! | Traverse stone and let me hear! |
| Togira Ikonoka | The Cripple Who Is Whole |
| Tuatha du orothrim | Tempering the fool's wisdom (level in the Riders' training) |
| Vel eïnradhin iet ai Shur'tugal. | Upon my word as a rider. |
| Vinr Älfakyn | Elf Friend |
| Waíse heill! | Be healed! |
| Waíse neiat! | Be not! |
| Wiol ono. | For you. |
| Wiol pömnuria ilian. | For my happiness |
All adjectives are used after nouns (ex. 'the strong woman' would literally translate as 'the woman strong').